Husband Accidentally leaned on Stomach

Last night, while getting ready to fall asleep, my husband was laying on his side, with his head on my shoulder and his arm around my waste. He went to adjust his position and, out of reflex, leaned on his arm, which made his elbow lean into my stomach. I wouldn't say that it was painful per se, but it was really uncomfortable, enough to feel a little like the wind was knocked out of me. I teared up a bit, but at this point, I tear up pretty easily, so not sure if that was really an indication of pressure. Afterwards, I got some bloating and gas, but that's about it. As of this morning, I dont have any pain or cramping or bleeding. He felt awful and was really upset about it, but calmed down and was sure it was fine. I am still worried about it, but I dont want to make him feel bad by talking about it too much. I'm just worried that something happened to the baby and I won't find out until my next appointment in two weeks. Is there enough fluid around the baby to make it impossible for this kind of thing to matter? Would I get an indication that somethign was wrong? It's my first, so I'm not sure about most of these things, and I'm 18w2d, so haven't felt the baby move yet, i dont think at least, so it's not like I can just wait to feel the baby and then not worry. Any advice?

Awww, poor girl! Isn't it funny what makes you nervous when you are pregnant? I was driving the golf cart the other day and hit a pot hole and was scared to death...I normally wouldn't have thought twice!

I think your body is prepared for event like this to happen while you are pregnant. Call your OB if you are concerned, they will be able to put your mind at rest. :)

I had my 65lb dog jump on my stomach and sit on me the other day, no problems here. Of COURSE call your doctor if you are worried. However, to reassure you I wouldn't worry as long as you don't have major cramping or bleeding. That baby is surrounded by so much padding, the lil one prolly didn't even notice.

You are fine. I understand the worry and I was the same was with my first. The baby is super protected. My 5 yr old does it ALL THE TIME!! LOL. Not on purpose of coarse. But don't worry about it. If you are to worried about it i agree with Momma2fourplus1 and call the dr. they will get you in to check the heart rate.

I wouldn't worry, anyone who has a toddler has gotten kicked or prodded in the belly a few times, they still have a lot of room in there and lots of cushion, if you are really concerned i'll bet if you called your Dr. they would reassure you too, they hear everything so don't worry about calling for any concern you have.

You're probably going to be just fine. To give you a little perspective, here's what my step-sister has had happen to her uterus, all between 12 and 20 weeks:

1) she has a heart-shaped uterus, and they know that she will most likely need to delivery at least 6 weeks early. They have warned her to be very careful about protecting her stomach to prevent pre-term labor (because her uterus is oddly shaped and she's already had 2 kids, she's at a high risk for trauma to her uterus to induce labor)

2) her pap smear at her 12 week appointment came back abnormal, so she had to have a cervical biopsy. Came back as cancerous

3) At 14 weeks, they did another biopsy to try to find out how far the cancer had spread

4) At 16 weeks, they did a cone biopsy b/c the last biopsy wasn't conclusive. At the same time, they "stitched up her uterus" to try to prevent both the cancer from spreading and her going into pre-term labor

5) At 19 weeks, she was laying on the couch, and her 2-year old daughter jumped and landed full-force on her stomach. She immediately went in for evaluation, and other than being a little sore, she's fine.

I'm thinking if my step-sister can make it through all that, those of us who are having normal pregnancies could probably go bungie-jumping without a problem.

I wouldn't worry about it. Woman have gone through worse. If it wasn't painful to you, it wasn't to the baby. Pretend your baby is a goldfish in a bag of water and you squeezed the bag - that's what happened. They can take a lot.

Thanks for all the reassurance. It is crazy what you worry about, especially when everything is totally new to you. I called my doctor's office, and the nurse called back. She said that I am probably fine, that the baby is well protected, but asked a bunch of questions, like if I was bleeding or cramping or leaking fluid, which I'm not. Then she asked about if I could feel the baby moving, but I said I haven't felt it yet. She said that normally they would ask about baby movement, but since I havne't felt it yet, then that's not an option and that I should just watch out for bleeding and/or leakage. I asked if I need to come in for a heart rate check and she said no. I guess I just wish she was a little more lighhearted and even told me that worrying was silly, but she seemed to think it was a valid concern. I'm still worried, but I guess I have to wait till the next appointment